善说不如善做，善始不如善终善說不如善做，善始不如善終善説不如善做，善始不如善終

being good at talking is not as good as being good at doing; a good start is not as good as a good finish

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Actions count more than words, and finishing well matters more than starting well. Advice to follow through.

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Simplified: 善说不如善做，善始不如善终
Traditional (Taiwan): 善說不如善做，善始不如善終
Traditional (Hong Kong): 善説不如善做，善始不如善終
Pinyin: shàn shuō bùrú shàn zuò, shàn shǐ bùrú shànzhōng
Bopomofo: ㄕㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ，ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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